What Music Get's You in the Kung Fu Groove?

[Nexus]

Drum music is definetely one for me. I feel like I am in an tribe, dancing around with all my tribal members. Wood flutes do amazing thing's for relaxation, and when I am in a real yang atmosphere I even enjoy Hip Hop beats for taiji.

How about you?

[respectmankind]

Manson, Papa rouch, but mostly classical/opera

[kungfu cowboy]

Alvin and the Chipmonks! Ow-woo-ow!!

[tri2bmt]

Definetly manson.
fast aggresive and pounding

[JasBourne]

Propellerheads - "decksanddrumsandrockandroll". Been listening to that one for almost a year now. Love the whole Bond undertone.

[CanadianBadAss]

the mortal combat song. And alot of that techno rave music.

[DelicateSound]

Ahem. Jas? When you say Propellerheads, you hear "Spybreak!" :DMan I love that tune. Fluke are cool too, but a bit to chilled to work to. NuMetal's OK - RATM always gets me going.

[screams] "MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAAATTTTTTT" [DUM DUM DUM...]

[Kristoffer]

hmmm..
Tunes that reminds me of kf movies, like the Jackie Chan song by Ash (?) from rumble in the bronx.
The african chanting song from Who am I? So fecking great :)
Spy Break! as stated above..

uhh,, 'prince Ali' from disneys Aladdin. Makes ya feel powerfull sorta.

Once upon a time in China - theme (from the beach intro, gives chills man)

Latin Kings - passa micken
Latin Kings - blend dom
Unsung Heroes (next degree, dummy, what would u do?)




Shenmue theme Xiangha theme, orchestra version and 'Nozomi and Ryu'
beautiful..

Deftones, Rage against the machine, KoRn...

Dredg - penguins in the desert

'Tarantella Napoletana'
'Luna Mezzo Mare'
puddle of Mudd - she hates me
Petter - ey yo
Promoe - big in Japan
Promoe - long arm of the law
Infinite Mass - bullet, she's a freak

[EARTH DRAGON]

Kojiki Kitaro , japanese classical MA music, lots of flutes and woodwinds and mostly haunting melodies with mixed emotions. Must hear to appreiciate.

[PHILBERT]

Techno now and forever for me.

[Sam Wiley]

Black Sabbath

Try practicing or sparring with Children of the Grave in the background.

[HopGar]

For me, its either Celtic Rock, namely Seven Nations - try doing kung fu/ taiji to a punk rock band combined with bagpipes and violins - COOL STUFF. Its that or Jewish/ Israeli Rock just for its quick beat.

[Buddha_Fist]

Try Oliver Shanti's CD's, especially "Tai Chi", "Tai Chi Too" and "Tibetiya". You can find info about them at:

www.sattva.com

Unbelievable good music.

[Asia]

JPOP,

TRF, Two-Mix, Globe!!!


Rave!!!


If you ever see me in a club don't miss the Da Baji done to Trance!!!:D :D :cool:

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

death metal.

[jun_erh]

Capone N Noriega
Mobb Deep
and for some reason Guided by Voices as well, particularly "Do the Collapse" "Mag Earwhig" and (main GBV guy) Robert Pollard's solo Lp "Waved Out".

The track "Gunplay" from Prodigy's (fr Mobb Deep, not the techno group) solo album "HNIC" is like my theme song. Not so much for the rhymes which are good, but for the tension and slow burning energy of the track. It has this sort of industrial/orchestra sample that you can bearly hear but is just right:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[qeySuS]

System of a down all the way, favourite song to train with would be "War?" i did my first and only KO (at least TKO he went down and didnt wanna box anymore once he got up) when listening to that tune.

"Dark is the light,
The man you fight,
With all your prayers, incantations,
Running away, a trivial day,
Of judgment and deliverance,
To whom was sold, this bounty soul,
A gentile or a priest ?
Who victored over, the Seljuks,
When the holy land was taken

We will fight the heathens, We will fight the heathens
We will fight the heathens, We will fight the heathens"

[African Tiger]

During class, sifu usually plays meditational music. Real soft, earthy, flute like stuff.

But on occasion, he plays this medley someone gave him with a whole bunch of pop tunes; featuring of course, "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas!

It's really hard to keep a stance, when you want to giggle your ass off! :D

[mestre]

funky chicken

[wufupaul]

If I'm fighting, I listen to punk. Strung Out, Good Riddance, Propagandhi, and lots of other bands, too. It helps to get me in the mood, hehe.

[Budokan]

Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" gets me in the mood for martial arts. Except I cry at the end when the swan dies.

[DelicateSound]

Ah Budokan, secretly you're Richmond's own Frasier Crane. A middle class snob with a penchant for tomfoolery.

[Repulsive Monkey]

For quiet slow practice:-

Spiritualised, Broadcast, Loop Guru, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Will Oldham.

For more spirited practice:-

Mad Dog (pre-d&b white label stuff just for the bass), Ganja Krew/DJ Hype, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Autechre, Aphex Twin, ******** Surfers, Bongwater, and the like....

[logic]

SLAYER
Reign In Blood

GeySuS
System Of Down.(cool)

[Justa Man]

logic, can you do the milano mosh? :)

put in some kenny g and i'll rip anyone's a$$!!

[guohuen]

Reetha!

[red_fists]

Hmm, let's see.

Carl Douglas
Steppenwolf.
Bon Jovi
Deep Purple
Jim Steinman
Queen
Enigma
Journey
for starters.

Really depends on what I am after when I hit the groove.

[PhoenixPangaryk]

External

Black Sabbath
Ozzy
Metallica
AC/DC
Judas Priest

Anything hard, dark and destructive

Internal

Pink Floyd
Moody Blues

[KC Elbows]

King Crimson-Discipline

For some reason, if I want a good lively practice, Django Reinhardt and/or Stephan Grapelli does the trick.

For fighting, Sabicas all the way.

[Marshdrifter]

It varies depending on both what I'm working on and what is
currently in the heavy rotation for music.

Currently the practicing music includes:

The Legendary Pink Dots
Massive Attack
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
James
Love and Rockets
Beta Band
London Suede
Kristin Hersh
BRMC
Camper Van Beethoven
Laurie Anderson
...
Ok, those are things I'd normally listen to, I guess.
But other things include the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
soundtrack and a CD I picked up in Chicago Chinatown last
Christmas called "Gongs and Drums for Celebration II."

[KC Elbows]

I should clarify that most of the time, I prefer to work without music. I tend to disect music as I listen, and so music is something I make a specific time for, as opposed to something I use for background.

[ewallace]

Slipknot
White Zombie
UGK

[Braden]

Antidote, Aphex Twin, Astral Projection, At The Drive In, Ben Harper, Cardigans, Chopin, Desmond Dekker, Deftones, Descendants, Don Cabbalero, Dropkick Murphys, Ella Fitzgerald, Eric's Trip, Esthero, Frank Sinatra, Hallucinogen, Harry Connick Jr, Holly Cole, Hum, Jamiroquia, Juno Reactor, Juliana Hatfield, Letters to Cleo, Massive Attack, Mystery Machine, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Nina Simone, Nine Inch Nails, Pedro the Lion, Portishead, Radiohead, Ramones, Refused, Rentals, Rose Chronicles, Save Ferris, Scratching Post, Smashing Pumpkins, Sneaker Pimps, Sonic Youth, South Pacific, Sully, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Cure, Tool, (And You Will Know Us By The) Trail of Dead, Vandals, Weekend, Weezer.

... off the top of my head.

[Tigerstyle]

Soundtracks!

Star Wars trilogy (and episode 1)
The Matrix
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Blade
The Last Dragon
Karate Kid
Once Upon a Time in China
The Hunted

and my favorite: Conan the Barbarian!

[premier]

80's disco! Soul, funk.. that's the ****! :D

[dezhen2001]

Jun-erh - i'm feelin that man!

Anyone from QB is good:- Mobb Deep, Noreaga, LL...Onyx
I also listen to ppl like Big L (RIP), Eric Sermon, Wu-Tang 36 Chambers... UK hiphop like 57th Dynasty, Roots Manuva, Malachi; it depends what mood i'm in.

The 'Wong Fei Hung' theme in Once Upon a Time in China is cool :)

david

[Justa Man]

know what music is real hot? the theme music from ninja 2 or ninja 3 (NOT the one where the girl gets possesed by the ninja). that used to get me shadowboxing mad foes in my pj's with the sockies on 'em.

[Sharky]

you guys are wierd

[Nexus]

Braden, alphabitizing them right off the top of your head is impressive :) Just downloaded some Astral Projection, I like it.

[Braden]

Impressive? How flattering. I would have called it obsessive. :)

Astral Projection are great trance. Really fun fat synth lines; can't help but make you happy.

[Nexus]

Which tracks are your favorites? So far "The Feelings" has struck a chord for me.

[Braden]

They're one of my favorite bands; I absolutely love almost everything they've done. Feelings is pretty good... do you think that's Jordi Laforge from Star Trek: Next Generation talking at the beginning? ;p

'People Can Fly' is really good. There's a background whistling kind of synth line that starts right when the beat starts and ascends in noise that makes me absolutely giddy everytime I hear it. Then by the end, the song is so full. *drool* 'Tryptomine Dream' is also really good. 'Dancing Galaxy' might be my favorite. You can't beat a Dune sample, haha. And 'Liquid Sun.' Actually, nevermind, they're all too good.

[Braden]

If you like Astral Projection, check out Hallucinogen. They're darker, but you'd probably still like them. Grab 'Shakey Shaker' and 'Horrorgram.'

And Juno Reactor too, if you hadn't heard them. They're my absolute favorite trance outfit, although their sound is more tribal. Check out 'Jardin de Cecil' and 'Conga Fury.'

[jun_erh]

Big L was great. I've got the Big Picture and Lifestyles.. I actually met Mobb Deep by chance a few months ago when they were promoting "Infamy" which hadn't come out yet. It's funny because they're both super tiny. Havoc is like five foot, Prodigy is a head taller but super skinny. It's crazy because they're so intimidating in their songs. P has Mobb Deep tattooed on his finger like m on one finger etc.

[fa_jing]

Lately, Doobie Brothers.

-FJ

[Sharky]

me and dezhen2001 would get on well.